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the proposed boundary in the current
proposed action to only include BLMand TNC-administered lands. No other
unresolved issues were identified
during scoping.
Scoping conducted for the Table
Rocks Temporary Restrictions EA in
2013 was also considered during
development of the Draft Plan
Amendment and EA. Scoping for the
temporary restrictions included visitor
surveys conducted at the Table Rocks in
2011 by the Southern Oregon Research
Center at Southern Oregon University;
discussing hunting issues with
representatives from Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife, Rocky Mountain
Elk Foundation, and Oregon Hunters
Association; and meeting with the
Jackson County Commissioners, who
submitted a comment that generated
local newspaper and television interest.
One comment on the EA was received
from the Jackson County Office of
County Council which proposed that
the BLM should consider implementing
temporary restrictions only on the BLM
lands that were previously owned by
TNC.
This notice begins the 30-day
comment period for the Draft Medford
District RMP Amendment and EA: Table
Rocks Area of Critical Environmental
Concern (ACEC) Proposed Boundary
Change and Supplementary Rules.
Please note that public comments and
information submitted—including
names, street addresses, and email
addresses of persons who submit
comments—will be available for public
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(8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), Monday
through Friday, except holidays.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR
1506.10, 43 CFR 1610.2
Jamie E. Connell,
Acting State Director, Oregon/Washington.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement
[Docket ID: BSEE–2016–0007; OMB Control
Number 1014–0006; 16XE1700DX
EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE500000]
Information Collection Activities:
Sulphur Operations, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request
Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: 60-day Notice.
AGENCY:
To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), BSEE is inviting comments on a
collection of information that we will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
The information collection request (ICR)
concerns a renewal to the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under,
Subpart P, Sulphur Operations.
DATES: You must submit comments by
August 2, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods listed
below.
• Electronically: Go to
www.regulations.gov and search for
BSEE–2016–0007. Follow the
instructions to submit public comments
and view all related materials. We will
post all comments.
• Email: regs@bsee.gov. Mail or handcarry comments to the Department of
the Interior; BSEE; Regulations and
Standards Branch; Attention: Kelly
Odom; 45600 Woodland Road, Suite
105, Sterling, VA 20166. Please
reference ICR 1014–0006 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kelly Odom, Regulations and Standards
Branch at (703) 787–1775 to request
additional information about this ICR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart P, Sulphur
Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0006.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
to prescribe rules and regulations
necessary for the administration of the
leasing provisions of that Act related to
mineral resources on the OCS. Such
rules and regulations will apply to all
operations conducted under a lease.
Operations on the OCS must preserve,
protect, and develop mineral resources
in a manner that is consistent with the
need to make such resources available
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to meet the Nation’s energy needs as
rapidly as possible; to balance orderly
energy resource development with
protection of human, marine, and
coastal environments; to ensure the
public a fair and equitable return on the
resources of the OCS; and to preserve
and maintain free enterprise
competition.
Section 5(a) of the OCS Lands Act
requires the Secretary to prescribe rules
and regulations ‘‘to provide for the
prevention of waste, and conservation of
the natural resources of the Outer
Continental Shelf, and the protection of
correlative rights therein’’ and to
include provisions ‘‘for the prompt and
efficient exploration and development
of a lease area.’’ These authorities and
responsibilities are among those
delegated to BSEE to ensure that
operations in the OCS will meet
statutory requirements; provide for
safety and protection of the
environment; and result in diligent
exploration, development, and
production of OCS leases.
In addition to the general rulemaking
authority of the OCSLA at 43 U.S.C.
1334, section 301(a) of the Federal Oil
and Gas Royalty Management Act
(FOGRMA), 30 U.S.C. 1751(a), grants
authority to the Secretary to prescribe
such rules and regulations as are
reasonably necessary to carry out
FOGRMA’s provisions. While the
majority of FOGRMA is directed to
royalty collection and enforcement,
some provisions apply to offshore
operations. For example, section 108 of
FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C. 1718, grants the
Secretary broad authority to inspect
lease sites for the purpose of
determining whether there is
compliance with the mineral leasing
laws. Section 109(c)(2) and (d)(1), 30
U.S.C. 1719(c)(2) and (d)(1), impose
substantial civil penalties for failure to
permit lawful inspections and for
knowing or willful preparation or
submission of false, inaccurate, or
misleading reports, records, or other
information. Because the Secretary has
delegated some of the authority under
FOGRMA to BSEE, 30 U.S.C. 1751 is
included as additional authority for
these requirements.
This ICR addresses the regulations at
30 CFR 250, Subpart P, Sulphur
Operations, and any associated
supplementary Notices to Lessees and
Operators (NTLs) intended to provide
clarification, description, or explanation
of these regulations.
Currently, there are no active sulphur
lease operations on the OCS. Therefore,
this ICR and its relevant hours represent
one potential respondent.
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Regulations at 30 CFR 250, Subpart P,
implement these statutory requirements.
The BSEE uses the information
collected to ascertain the condition of
drilling sites for the purpose of
preventing hazards inherent in sulphur
drilling and production operations and
to evaluate the adequacy of equipment
and/or procedures to be used during the
conduct of drilling, well-completion,
well-workover, and production
operations. The BSEE uses the
information to:
• Ascertain that a discovered sulphur
deposit can be classified as capable of
production in paying quantities.
• Ensure accurate and complete
measurement of production to
determine the amount of sulphur
royalty payments due the United States;
and that the sale locations are secure,
production has been measured
accurately, and appropriate follow-up
actions are initiated.
• Ensure the adequacy and safety of
firefighting plans; the drilling unit is fit
for the intended purpose; and the
Citation
30 CFR 250
OCS Oil and Gas Information Program.
No items of a sensitive nature are
collected. Responses are mandatory.
Frequency: Occasional and varies by
section, but information concerning
drilling, well-completion, and wellworkover operations and production is
collected only once for each particular
activity.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 1 Federal
OCS sulphur lessee.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 903 hours.
The following chart details the
individual components and respective
hour burden estimates of this ICR. In
calculating the burdens, we assumed
that respondents perform certain
requirements in the normal course of
their activities. We consider these to be
usual and customary and took that into
account in estimating the burden.
adequacy of casing for anticipated
conditions.
• Review drilling, well-completion,
well-workover diagrams and
procedures, as well as production
operation procedures to ensure the
safety of the proposed sulphur drilling,
well-completion, well-workover and
proposed production operations.
• Monitor environmental data during
sulphur operations in offshore areas
where such data are not already
available to provide a valuable source of
information to evaluate the performance
of drilling rigs under various weather
and ocean conditions. This information
is necessary to make reasonable
determinations regarding safety of
operations and environmental
protection.
The BSEE will protect proprietary
information according to the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its
implementing regulations (43 CFR 2); 30
CFR 250.197, Data and information to
be made available to the public or for
limited inspection; and 30 CFR part 252,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
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Average number of
annual reponses
Hour burden
Annual burden
hours
General
1605(b)(3); 1617; 1622(b)
1618(a), (b); 1619(b);
1622(a), (b), (c).
These sections contain references to information,
approvals, requests, payments, etc., which are
submitted with an APD, the burdens for which are
covered under its own information collection.
These sections contain references to information,
approvals, requests, payments, etc., which are
submitted with an APM, the burdens for which are
covered under its own information collection.
APD burden covered under 1014-xxxx
APM burden covered under 1014-xxxx
Submittals/Notifications
Submit exploration or development and production
plan, under 30 CFR 550, Subpart B.
1605(d) ..............................
Submit results of additional surveys and soil borings
upon request.
1605(f) ...............................
Submit application for installation of fixed drilling
platforms or structures.
1608(a), (c) .......................
Submit well casing and cementing plan or modification.
1619(b); 1622(c) ...............
Submit form BSEE–0125 (End of Operations Report); and all supporting documentation.
1619(c), (d), (e) .................
Submit copies of records, logs, reports, charts, etc.,
upon request.
1
8 submissions ..................
8
1628(b), (d) .......................
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1600; 1617 ........................
Submit application for design and installation features of sulphur production facilities and fuel gas
safety system; certify new installation conforms to
approved design.
Notify BSEE of pre-production test and inspection of
safety system and commencement of production.
Submit application for method of production measurement.
4
1 application ....................
4
0.5
2 notifications ...................
1
2
1 application ....................
2
........................
14 responses ...................
21
1630(a)(6) .........................
1633(b) ..............................
Subtotal ......................
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Burden covered under (1010–0151).
1
1 submission ....................
Burden covered under (1014–0011).
5
1 plan ...............................
Burden covered under (1014–0018).
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Citation
30 CFR 250
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
Average number of
annual reponses
Hour burden
Annual burden
hours
Requests
1603(a) ..............................
1605(e)(5) .........................
1607 ..................................
1610(d)(7), (8) ...................
1611(b); 1625(b) ...............
1611(f); 1625(f) .................
1612 ..................................
1615 ..................................
1629(b)(3) .........................
1608(b), (c); 1629(b)(3);
1600–1634.
Subtotal ......................
Request determination whether sulphur deposit can
produce in paying quantities.
Request copy of directional survey (by holder of adjoining lease).
Request establishment, amendment, or cancellation
of field rules for drilling, well-completion, or wellworkover.
Request exception to ram-type blowout preventer
(BOP) system components rated working pressure.
Request exception to water-rated working pressure
to test ram-type and annular BOPs and choke
manifold.
Request exception to recording pressure conditions
during BOP tests on pressure charts; certify by
representative.
Request exception to § 250.462 requirements for
well-control drills.
Request exception to blind-shear ram or pipe rams
and inside BOP to secure wells.
Request approval of firefighting systems; post firefighting system diagram.
General departure and/or alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in Subpart P.
1
1 request ..........................
1
1
1 request ..........................
1
8
2 requests ........................
16
1
1 request ..........................
1
1
1 request ..........................
1
1
1 request ..........................
1
1
1 request ..........................
1
1
1 request ..........................
1
4
1 request ..........................
4
2
1 request ..........................
2
....................................................................................
........................
11 responses ...................
29
1 lessee × 52 wks × 2
rigs = 104.
26
Record/Retain
1604(f) ...............................
1605(c) ..............................
1609(a) ..............................
1611(d)(3); 1625(d)(3) ......
1611(f), (g); 1625(f), (g) ....
1613(d) ..............................
Check traveling-block safety device for proper operation weekly and after each drill-line slipping;
enter results in log.
Report oceanographic, meteorological, and drilling
unit performance data upon request.
Pressure test casing; record time, conditions of testing, and test results in log.
Record in driller’s report the date, time, and reason
for postponing pressure testings.
Conduct tests, actuations, inspections, maintenance,
and crew drills of BOP systems at least weekly;
record results in driller’s report; certify by representative; retain records for 2 years following
completion of drilling activity.
Pressure test diverter sealing element/valves weekly; actuate diverter sealing element/valves/control
system every 24 hours; test diverter line for flow
every 24 hours; record test times and results in
driller’s report.
1616(c) ..............................
Retain training records for lessee and drilling contractor personnel.
1619(a); 1623(c) ...............
Retain records for each well and all well operations
for 2 years; calculate well-control fluid volume and
post near operators’ station.
Conduct safety meetings prior to well-completion or
well-workover operations; record date and time.
Maintain information on approved design and installation features for the life of the facility.
Retain pressure-recording charts used to determine
operating pressure ranges for 2 years.
Maintain records for each safety device installed for
2 years; make available for review.
Conduct safety device training prior to production
operations and periodically thereafter; record date
and time.
Report evidence of mishandling of produced sulphur
or tampering or falsifying any measurement of
production.
1621 ..................................
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1629(b)(1)(ii) .....................
1630(b) ..............................
1631 ..................................
1634(b) ..............................
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1
1 report ............................
1
2
1 lease × 60 tests/records
= 60.
1 lessee × 6 recordings =
6.
1 lessee × 52 weeks = 52
120
1 lessee (daily/weekly
during drilling) × 2 rigs
× 52 weeks = 104.
208
0.17
6
2
Burden covered under 1014–0008.
1
312
........................
12
1 lessee ...........................
12
1
50
1
1 lessee × 50 meetings/
records = 50.
1 lessee ...........................
12
1 lessee ...........................
12
1
1 lessee ...........................
1
1
1 lessee × 52 train/
records × 2 rigs = 104.
1
1 report ............................
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Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
Hour burden
Average number of
annual reponses
Subtotal ......................
....................................................................................
........................
486 responses .................
849
Total Burden .......
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Citation
30 CFR 250
35801
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511 responses .................
899 Hours
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
There are no non-hour cost burdens
associated with this collection.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obligated to respond.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR
to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
requires each agency ‘‘. . . to provide
notice . . . and otherwise consult with
members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information . . .’’.
Agencies must specifically solicit
comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
collection is necessary or useful; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the burden of
the proposed collection of information;
(c) enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) minimize the burden
on the respondents, including the use of
technology.
Agencies must also estimate the nonhour paperwork cost burdens to
respondents or recordkeepers resulting
from the collection of information.
Therefore, if you have other than hour
burden costs to generate, maintain, and
disclose this information, you should
comment and provide your total capital
and startup cost components or annual
operation, maintenance, and purchase
of service components. For further
information on this burden, refer to 5
CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or contact the
Bureau representative listed previously
in this notice.
We will summarize written responses
to this notice and address them in our
submission for OMB approval. As a
result of your comments, we will make
any necessary adjustments to the burden
in our submission to OMB.
Public Comment Procedures: Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment–including your
personal identifying information–may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
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do so.
BSEE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Nicole Mason, (703)
787–1607.
Dated: May 27, 2016.
L. Keith Good,
Senior Advisor, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
Notice of Receipt of Complaint;
Solicitation of Comments Relating to
the Public Interest
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has received a complaint
entitled Certain Silicon-on-Insulator
Wafers, DN 3153; the Commission is
soliciting comments on any public
interest issues raised by the complaint
or complainant’s filing under section
210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
§ 210.8(b)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,
U.S. International Trade Commission,
500 E Street SW., Washington, DC
20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The
public version of the complaint can be
accessed on the Commission’s
Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) at EDIS,1 and will be
available for inspection during official
business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.)
in the Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW., Washington, DC 20436,
telephone (202) 205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its Internet server at United
States International Trade Commission
(USITC) at USITC.2 The public record
for this investigation may be viewed on
SUMMARY:
1 Electronic Document Information System
(EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.
2 United States International Trade Commission
(USITC): https://edis.usitc.gov.
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Annual burden
hours
the Commission’s Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS) at EDIS.3
Hearing-impaired persons are advised
that information on this matter can be
obtained by contacting the
Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission has received a complaint
and a submission pursuant to section
210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure filed on behalf
of Silicon Genesis Corporation on May
26, 2016. The complaint alleges
violations of section 337 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1337) in the
importation into the United States, the
sale for importation, and the sale within
the United States after importation of
certain silicon-on-insulator wafers. The
complaint names as respondent Soitec,
S.A. of France. The complainant
requests that the Commission issue a
limited exclusion order, a cease and
desist order, and impose a bond upon
respondents’ alleged infringing articles
during the 60-day Presidential review
period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1337(j).
Proposed respondents, other
interested parties, and members of the
public are invited to file comments, not
to exceed five (5) pages in length,
inclusive of attachments, on any public
interest issues raised by the complaint
or section 210.8(b) filing. Comments
should address whether issuance of the
relief specifically requested by the
complainant in this investigation would
affect the public health and welfare in
the United States, competitive
conditions in the United States
economy, the production of like or
directly competitive articles in the
United States, or United States
consumers.
In particular, the Commission is
interested in comments that:
(i) explain how the articles potentially
subject to the requested remedial orders
are used in the United States;
(ii) identify any public health, safety,
or welfare concerns in the United States
relating to the requested remedial
orders;
(iii) identify like or directly
competitive articles that complainant,
its licensees, or third parties make in the
United States which could replace the
3 Electronic Document Information System
(EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
[Docket ID: BSEE-2016-0007; OMB Control Number 1014-0006; 16XE1700DX
EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE500000]
Information Collection Activities: Sulphur Operations, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: 60-day Notice.
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), BSEE
is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
The information collection request (ICR) concerns a renewal to the
paperwork requirements in the regulations under, Subpart P, Sulphur
Operations.
DATES: You must submit comments by August 2, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods
listed below.
Electronically: Go to www.regulations.gov and search for
BSEE-2016-0007. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and
view all related materials. We will post all comments.
Email: regs@bsee.gov. Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; BSEE; Regulations and Standards Branch;
Attention: Kelly Odom; 45600 Woodland Road, Suite 105, Sterling, VA
20166. Please reference ICR 1014-0006 in your comment and include your
name and return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Odom, Regulations and Standards
Branch at (703) 787-1775 to request additional information about this
ICR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart P, Sulphur Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1014-0006.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act, as amended
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), authorizes the
Secretary of the Interior to prescribe rules and regulations necessary
for the administration of the leasing provisions of that Act related to
mineral resources on the OCS. Such rules and regulations will apply to
all operations conducted under a lease. Operations on the OCS must
preserve, protect, and develop mineral resources in a manner that is
consistent with the need to make such resources available to meet the
Nation's energy needs as rapidly as possible; to balance orderly energy
resource development with protection of human, marine, and coastal
environments; to ensure the public a fair and equitable return on the
resources of the OCS; and to preserve and maintain free enterprise
competition.
Section 5(a) of the OCS Lands Act requires the Secretary to
prescribe rules and regulations ``to provide for the prevention of
waste, and conservation of the natural resources of the Outer
Continental Shelf, and the protection of correlative rights therein''
and to include provisions ``for the prompt and efficient exploration
and development of a lease area.'' These authorities and
responsibilities are among those delegated to BSEE to ensure that
operations in the OCS will meet statutory requirements; provide for
safety and protection of the environment; and result in diligent
exploration, development, and production of OCS leases.
In addition to the general rulemaking authority of the OCSLA at 43
U.S.C. 1334, section 301(a) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act (FOGRMA), 30 U.S.C. 1751(a), grants authority to the
Secretary to prescribe such rules and regulations as are reasonably
necessary to carry out FOGRMA's provisions. While the majority of
FOGRMA is directed to royalty collection and enforcement, some
provisions apply to offshore operations. For example, section 108 of
FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C. 1718, grants the Secretary broad authority to inspect
lease sites for the purpose of determining whether there is compliance
with the mineral leasing laws. Section 109(c)(2) and (d)(1), 30 U.S.C.
1719(c)(2) and (d)(1), impose substantial civil penalties for failure
to permit lawful inspections and for knowing or willful preparation or
submission of false, inaccurate, or misleading reports, records, or
other information. Because the Secretary has delegated some of the
authority under FOGRMA to BSEE, 30 U.S.C. 1751 is included as
additional authority for these requirements.
This ICR addresses the regulations at 30 CFR 250, Subpart P,
Sulphur Operations, and any associated supplementary Notices to Lessees
and Operators (NTLs) intended to provide clarification, description, or
explanation of these regulations.
Currently, there are no active sulphur lease operations on the OCS.
Therefore, this ICR and its relevant hours represent one potential
respondent.
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Regulations at 30 CFR 250, Subpart P, implement these statutory
requirements. The BSEE uses the information collected to ascertain the
condition of drilling sites for the purpose of preventing hazards
inherent in sulphur drilling and production operations and to evaluate
the adequacy of equipment and/or procedures to be used during the
conduct of drilling, well-completion, well-workover, and production
operations. The BSEE uses the information to:
Ascertain that a discovered sulphur deposit can be
classified as capable of production in paying quantities.
Ensure accurate and complete measurement of production to
determine the amount of sulphur royalty payments due the United States;
and that the sale locations are secure, production has been measured
accurately, and appropriate follow-up actions are initiated.
Ensure the adequacy and safety of firefighting plans; the
drilling unit is fit for the intended purpose; and the adequacy of
casing for anticipated conditions.
Review drilling, well-completion, well-workover diagrams
and procedures, as well as production operation procedures to ensure
the safety of the proposed sulphur drilling, well-completion, well-
workover and proposed production operations.
Monitor environmental data during sulphur operations in
offshore areas where such data are not already available to provide a
valuable source of information to evaluate the performance of drilling
rigs under various weather and ocean conditions. This information is
necessary to make reasonable determinations regarding safety of
operations and environmental protection.
The BSEE will protect proprietary information according to the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing
regulations (43 CFR 2); 30 CFR 250.197, Data and information to be made
available to the public or for limited inspection; and 30 CFR part 252,
OCS Oil and Gas Information Program. No items of a sensitive nature are
collected. Responses are mandatory.
Frequency: Occasional and varies by section, but information
concerning drilling, well-completion, and well-workover operations and
production is collected only once for each particular activity.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 1
Federal OCS sulphur lessee.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The currently
approved annual reporting burden for this collection is 903 hours. The
following chart details the individual components and respective hour
burden estimates of this ICR. In calculating the burdens, we assumed
that respondents perform certain requirements in the normal course of
their activities. We consider these to be usual and customary and took
that into account in estimating the burden.
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Reporting and
Citation 30 CFR 250 recordkeeping Hour burden Average number of Annual burden
requirement annual reponses hours
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General
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1605(b)(3); 1617; 1622(b)........ These sections contain APD burden covered under 1014-xxxx
references to
information, approvals,
requests, payments,
etc., which are
submitted with an APD,
the burdens for which
are covered under its
own information
collection.
1618(a), (b); 1619(b); 1622(a), These sections contain APM burden covered under 1014-xxxx
(b), (c). references to
information, approvals,
requests, payments,
etc., which are
submitted with an APM,
the burdens for which
are covered under its
own information
collection.
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Submittals/Notifications
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1600; 1617....................... Submit exploration or Burden covered under (1010-0151). 0
development and
production plan, under
30 CFR 550, Subpart B.
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1605(d).......................... Submit results of 1 1 submission....... 1
additional surveys and
soil borings upon
request.
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1605(f).......................... Submit application for Burden covered under (1014-0011). 0
installation of fixed
drilling platforms or
structures.
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1608(a), (c)..................... Submit well casing and 5 1 plan............. 5
cementing plan or
modification.
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1619(b); 1622(c)................. Submit form BSEE-0125 Burden covered under (1014-0018). 0
(End of Operations
Report); and all
supporting
documentation.
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1619(c), (d), (e)................ Submit copies of 1 8 submissions...... 8
records, logs, reports,
charts, etc., upon
request.
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1628(b), (d)..................... Submit application for 4 1 application...... 4
design and installation
features of sulphur
production facilities
and fuel gas safety
system; certify new
installation conforms
to approved design.
1630(a)(6)....................... Notify BSEE of pre- 0.5 2 notifications.... 1
production test and
inspection of safety
system and commencement
of production.
1633(b).......................... Submit application for 2 1 application...... 2
method of production
measurement.
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Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 14 responses....... 21
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Requests
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1603(a).......................... Request determination 1 1 request.......... 1
whether sulphur deposit
can produce in paying
quantities.
1605(e)(5)....................... Request copy of 1 1 request.......... 1
directional survey (by
holder of adjoining
lease).
1607............................. Request establishment, 8 2 requests......... 16
amendment, or
cancellation of field
rules for drilling,
well-completion, or
well-workover.
1610(d)(7), (8).................. Request exception to ram- 1 1 request.......... 1
type blowout preventer
(BOP) system components
rated working pressure.
1611(b); 1625(b)................. Request exception to 1 1 request.......... 1
water-rated working
pressure to test ram-
type and annular BOPs
and choke manifold.
1611(f); 1625(f)................. Request exception to 1 1 request.......... 1
recording pressure
conditions during BOP
tests on pressure
charts; certify by
representative.
1612............................. Request exception to 1 1 request.......... 1
Sec. 250.462
requirements for well-
control drills.
1615............................. Request exception to 1 1 request.......... 1
blind-shear ram or pipe
rams and inside BOP to
secure wells.
1629(b)(3)....................... Request approval of 4 1 request.......... 4
firefighting systems;
post firefighting
system diagram.
1608(b), (c); 1629(b)(3); 1600- General departure and/or 2 1 request.......... 2
1634. alternative compliance
requests not
specifically covered
elsewhere in Subpart P.
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Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 11 responses....... 29
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Record/Retain
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1604(f).......................... Check traveling-block 0.25 1 lessee x 52 wks x 26
safety device for 2 rigs = 104.
proper operation weekly
and after each drill-
line slipping; enter
results in log.
1605(c).......................... Report oceanographic, 1 1 report........... 1
meteorological, and
drilling unit
performance data upon
request.
1609(a).......................... Pressure test casing; 2 1 lease x 60 tests/ 120
record time, conditions records = 60.
of testing, and test
results in log.
1611(d)(3); 1625(d)(3)........... Record in driller's 0.17 1 lessee x 6 1
report the date, time, recordings = 6.
and reason for
postponing pressure
testings.
1611(f), (g); 1625(f), (g)....... Conduct tests, 6 1 lessee x 52 weeks 312
actuations, = 52.
inspections,
maintenance, and crew
drills of BOP systems
at least weekly; record
results in driller's
report; certify by
representative; retain
records for 2 years
following completion of
drilling activity.
1613(d).......................... Pressure test diverter 2 1 lessee (daily/ 208
sealing element/valves weekly during
weekly; actuate drilling) x 2 rigs
diverter sealing x 52 weeks = 104.
element/valves/control
system every 24 hours;
test diverter line for
flow every 24 hours;
record test times and
results in driller's
report.
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1616(c).......................... Retain training records Burden covered under 1014-0008. ..............
for lessee and drilling
contractor personnel.
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1619(a); 1623(c)................. Retain records for each 12 1 lessee........... 12
well and all well
operations for 2 years;
calculate well-control
fluid volume and post
near operators' station.
1621............................. Conduct safety meetings 1 1 lessee x 50 50
prior to well- meetings/records =
completion or well- 50.
workover operations;
record date and time.
1628(b), (d)..................... Maintain information on 1 1 lessee........... 1
approved design and
installation features
for the life of the
facility.
1629(b)(1)(ii)................... Retain pressure- 12 1 lessee........... 12
recording charts used
to determine operating
pressure ranges for 2
years.
1630(b).......................... Maintain records for 1 1 lessee........... 1
each safety device
installed for 2 years;
make available for
review.
1631............................. Conduct safety device 1 1 lessee x 52 train/ 104
training prior to records x 2 rigs =
production operations 104.
and periodically
thereafter; record date
and time.
1634(b).......................... Report evidence of 1 1 report........... 1
mishandling of produced
sulphur or tampering or
falsifying any
measurement of
production.
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Subtotal..................... ........................ .............. 486 responses...... 849
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Total Burden............. ........................ .............. 511 responses...... 899 Hours
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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: There
are no non-hour cost burdens associated with this collection.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Until OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obligated
to respond.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA section
3506(c)(2)(A) requires each agency ``. . . to provide notice . . . and
otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies
concerning each proposed collection of information . . .''. Agencies
must specifically solicit comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
collection is necessary or useful; (b) evaluate the accuracy of the
burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (d) minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of
technology.
Agencies must also estimate the non-hour paperwork cost burdens to
respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of
information. Therefore, if you have other than hour burden costs to
generate, maintain, and disclose this information, you should comment
and provide your total capital and startup cost components or annual
operation, maintenance, and purchase of service components. For further
information on this burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or
contact the Bureau representative listed previously in this notice.
We will summarize written responses to this notice and address them
in our submission for OMB approval. As a result of your comments, we
will make any necessary adjustments to the burden in our submission to
OMB.
Public Comment Procedures: Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment-including
your personal identifying information-may be made publicly available at
any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
BSEE Information Collection Clearance Officer: Nicole Mason, (703)
787-1607.
Dated: May 27, 2016.
L. Keith Good,
Senior Advisor, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-13102 Filed 6-2-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-VH-P
